Historic Christian Cemetery (Hisar)

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Perhaps the year 1857 is the second most important year of Indian History after 1947. For the first time a major part of native population, came together in a series of events which almost threw Britishers off the power from this subcontinent. A very large section of present day Haryana had been the witness to many of the events of this movement. Hisar is one such place. It has seen the uprising closely from as early as 29th May 1857 when the central Jail here was broken, 40 prisoners were released and several British officers were killed. This unrest continued for more than 7-8 months. People from both the sides lost their lives and many of them hardly had any active role in this uprising. Thousands (this could even be in millions) died during this period.

Around 44 British nationals lost their lives here at Hisar and Hansi. They were buried here.